Locomotive-frame.



G. BRIGHT.-

LOOOMOTIVE FRAME. M APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1912.

Patented 0621,1912.

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GRAHAM BRIGHT, OF 'WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVAN IA,;*AS S IGNOR TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING CoMPA lgl A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Loeenorwn-rnmn -L Patented-Oct. 1, 1912.

1,039,691. Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 23, 1912. Serial No. 679,290.

To aZZ whom it mug concern: gitudinal beam 1, which is trussed and supl3e it known that I, GRAHAM Bnicn'r, a ported by a arallel top beam 2 to which citizen of the United States, and a resident it is connects by a plurality'of'cross beams urg, in the county 'of-Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented'anew and useful Improvement in Locomotive- Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to locomotives and other vehicles which are propelled by electric. motors, has special reference to the side frame castings of locomotives of the mining and industrialtype's.

he object of my invention 3; end members 4. and 5' and a plurality of pedestal legs 6, 7, 8,9, lO'and 11, that are oined at their lower ends by a series of webs 12, 13, 14 and 15, which may be cut away as desired.

hen it is desired to use the frames for a locomotive having two wheel axles and inside hung motors, the webs 12' and 15 may be cutaway, as shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of projections 16 being provided in the castmg for; the purpose of cooperating with the pedestal binders 17, in the usual manner.

he webs l2 and 14 or "13 and 15 may be similarly cut away, as shown in Fig. 3,when it is desired to mount the motors in a tandem arrangement. e motors are to be outside hung, the webs '13 andl will heremoved, as shown in Fig. 4.

By utilizing a single casting which can be readily adapted may e readily adapted for HSQWltll locomotives having either two outside, two inside or-two tandem hung motors, or asingle motor on either side of either axle.

It has been employed, it is possible cover ordinary orders of 'ning locomotives or locomotives of themining type, without involving an excessive investment for maintainingfthe stock or space forits storage. Furthermore, a single pattern is suflicient center of the locomotive. e

According to my present invention, I propensive patterns were necessarily, carried heretofore. Bosses may be provided at any points of the frame that may bedesirable for the application of brake rigging, and box levers and the like.

members instead of two, as hereto ore, all hem being closed in the rough casting instead of open at their lower ends; It is only necessary to cut open any one or of the pedestal structures, depending. upon the desired location of the axles and the hanging of the motor or motors.

Figure .1 of the accompanying drawings is an elevation of a frame casting constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1, showing the sma size, it any particular type or size of to locomotives of stricted to vehicle, and

tions shall be imposed as the appended claims.

claim as my invention:

1. A vehicle side frame having a of pedestal sections joined at th ends and adapted to beselectively 2. A vehicleevsidfijframe comprising a single casting having duplicate edestal frames all joined at their lowerends and'ada'pted to selectively o ened.

'3. A locomotive rality of pedestal sections lower ends and susceptible are indicated in pluralityeir lov; er cut away.

wheel axles and motors being shown in broken lines. Figs. 3 and .4 show the frame adapted, respectively, for tandem hun motors and outside hung motors. The mountings for a single motorare obvious joined at their Referring'to the drawings, the frame castof being selecing shown in Fig. 1 comprises a central 1onor the various motor ar-' nlemy invention is specially applicable is not re- I desire thatonly such limita side framelhaving a plu tively opened to adapt the locomotive-for either side/oi any one of the locomotive 10 either inside hung, outside hung or tandem= axles. hung motors. In test mony whereof, I have hereunto 4. A locomotive frame casting having a subscribed mf nomeethis 16th day of Feb, 5 plurality of pedestal sections joined at their 1912.

lower ends in the casting and adapted to be GRXBiaI R T cut open selectively to receive axle-bearings Witnesses:

for either two inside, two outside or two E. W. P.SMITH, :tandem hung motors -or one motor hung Y B. B. Hmns.

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